Over 60% of public are now against austerity, poll shows – and the chancellor may be listening
Even Tory voters think the government’s gone too far – with 48 per cent saying the cuts have been too deep.
Even Tory voters think the government’s gone too far – with 48 per cent saying the cuts have been too deep.
It has emerged today that Primary Care Trusts have been using ‘back door’ methods to help fund NHS hospitals that have been left in the cold by government spending cuts.
Writing on the Telegraph website yesterday, Toby Young accused the TUC of “a ceaseless barrage of propaganda” about the cuts. Nicola Smith explains why he is wrong.
TUC general secretary Brendan Barber explains why the March for the Alternative has come just in time.
The international chorus of experts against sharp deficit reductions plans has grown stronger, as world-leading economists said that the US and EU economies remained too fragile to absorb major deficit cuts. The economists met at a private conference convened by the IMF to discuss “Macro and Growth Policies in the Wake of the Crisis”.
The Police Federation has warned that Theresa May’s speech on reform of the police service today was “a euphemism for cuts”, and that the home secretary “does not value us as much as she says she does”.
The Ministry of Defence announced yesterday that 11,000 armed forces personnel would be made redundant – with some soldiers losing their jobs just six months after returning from Afghanistan.
Shadow health secretary John Healey MP to the Secretary of State Andrew Lansley MP seeking clarity on the coalition’s plans to turn the NHS into a “genuine” market with price competition.
There was more evidence today of the impact of the coalition’s cuts to education and the health service, with school building repais slashed and hospital bed numbers set to be culled by 20,000.
At London Fashion Week, Samantha Cameron said: “We’ve got the talent and the expertise to take UK fashion even further.” She’s right – but do we have the funding?